A boy stands next to empty cylinders as he waits in a queue to buy domestic gas at a distribution centre, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A man waits inside a three-wheeler near a line to buy petrol from a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A man waits in line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A man sleeps inside a three wheeler near a line to buy petrol from a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
People wait in a line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A man waits to buy a domestic gas tank in between Diesel and Petrol lines near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A woman waits inside a three-wheeler near a line to buy a domestic gas tank from a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A man carrying a domestic gas tank arrives to join the line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A man loads empty domestic gas tanks at a distribution point, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
A man walks down a road as people wait in a line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A woman waits in a line to buy a domestic gas tank near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Cans are pictured on a pavement near a distributer, placed by people who want to buy kerosene oil for their cookers due to domestic gas shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
People wait in a line on a pavement near a distributor to buy kerosene oil for their cookers due to domestic gas shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
People wait in a line on a pavement near a distributor to buy kerosene oil for their cookers due to domestic gas shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Local residents use their empty domestic cooking gas cylinders to block a road to protest against the delay of the gas distribution in their area, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A man sleeps inside a three wheeler near a line to buy petrol at a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A man waits in line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
A woman sits on a chair next to her empty cylinders as she waits with others in a queue to buy domestic gas at a distribution centre, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
People wait in a line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
People wait in a line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Long lines for fuel plague crisis-hit Sri Lanka